Apparatus for elevating and lowering the bearings of rotating devices.



l G. F. Husum. APPARATUS FOB ELEVATING AND LOWEMNG THE BEARNGS 0FHUNTING DEVICES.

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APPARATUS Fon ELEvATrNG enn'townnmefrrrn BEARINGS or no'ifA'rINGDEvIcEs.

' To all whom t may concern:

Be it' known'that I,GILBER'r1F. I-InLsoN, a subject of theKing of GreatBritain, but having declared my intention ofbecorning afcitizen of theUnited States, residing'at the borough of Manhattan, 'int-them city,county, and State of New Yorlnfhave invented an Improvement in'Apparatus for Elevating and Lowering the Bearingsl'of- RotatingDevices, of' which the `following is a specification.

My invention relates toan apparatus for elevating and' loweringthebearings-of rollers, and is particularly designed foruse in connection fwith: an; apparatus `for press-v ing corks into :the necks ofbottlesywhich corks have previously'been'.lightly inserted into themouths of the bottles by hand `asI the bottles are delivered from a[illingapparatus upon a eonveyer band traveling over a stationary.table, .and the object of the invention is to providefor adjusting'thepressing roller to act upon corks in bottles of dierent heights and tohold the bearingsofthe rotating roller stationary when so adjusted andduring the pressing op# eration.

l In the accompanying` drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation'illustratingmy invention, and y FigfQ is a plan view of the same; Y .Similarreference numerals indicatelike. parts throughout the several views. f

10 indicatestwo upright side. frames op-z positely disposed, one on eachsidey ofv a table 11. The bottoms of these framesm'ay be secured toaflooring or base, but I prefer to fasten them to theV table byfscrewsor.

bolts 12 as shown. The table 11 is provided with legs y13, which arepreferably secured to the floor or base 14. i j

The side frames 10 each consist of two spaced apart upright members 15,16 connected at the bottom by -a cross-piece 17,

from which project spread legs 18,v connected at the bottom by thecross-piece 19. These several parts of each yside frame are preferablymade integral, although they may be separate pieces properly securedtogether if desired.

The facing-.sides of the members 15 andv 16, in each side frame arerabbeted as'at 20 on their vertical edges, and between these members 15and 16, there is a block 21, upon two opposite sides of which there is aver- Specication Qf Letters .Patentj vPatented 0ct.23, 1917. Applicationfiled J'u1y29, 1916) Serial No. 112,021. l l' l l i Upon'one-fend ofithe shaft Zethere-is'a drivepulley 39 to whichrotary movement 1slimparted from any `suitable source. i

A:The outer surface of the cylinderror roller 25 'may be roughened-orcorrugated or coverediwlth feltor other brous materiah'but.

I prefer to cover it with rubber 26, having a.

ribbed orV corrugated `outer surface.

Centrally located in the top of each block 21 rthere is av vertical.hole 4into which is secured a bushing 27 Y interiorly threaded, andbelow said hole the center of the block is cut out *leaving a vertically,elongated opening 28. i

-29 indicates two screws, one 4for each block 21, one end of each ofwhich is screwed into one of the threaded bushings 27, in saidblocksu.:` g 1 The upper. ends of these screws pass throughholes in .thetop cross plate 30, one adjacent each end, which plate is secured to thetop of the1uprights.15 ..and 16 byL bolts 31, or in any other suitablemanner. Tfhisfcross .plate C30 extends outward from said. uprightspredetermined distance at each-side where-itis provided a-t each endwith` a right angledupward projection: 32', each provided with a holethroughwhich pass the'ends cfa horizontal' rod 83, upon the projectingend of which isl fastened a hand-wheel 34. f

vUponv the upper endof each screw 29, there isnlreyed a bevel gear 35,in gearV with the bevel gears 36, keyedto thefhorizontal rod33. 1 i37indicates a conveyer band passing over rollers 38 (only one .of whichis-shown). 'Ihe shaft of the driving roller forthe band is provided witha drive pulley to which rotary movement is imparted from any suitablesource.

In the top surface of the table 11, I preferably form a longitudinalchannel 40, within which the conveyer band 37 is received and travels,thereby preventing any lateral displacement of said band.

The directions of rotation of the roller 38 and cylinder 25, areindicated by the arrows, and the cylinder is regulated to rotate at thesame speed at which the'conveyer band travels.

42 designates Y a chute leading from a bottle filling apparatusnotqsh'own), and down said chute the filled bottles 43 slide onto theconveyer band 37.

In the bottle filling apparatus employed by me and in connection withwhich I make use of my present invention, four alined bottles are filledsimultaneously, and afterward slide down the chute 42, in the same line,the chute being provided with four guide ways 44, 45, 46, and 47,. onekfor each bottle, and the four bottles therefore pass from the end ofthe chute onto the conveyer band 37 in perfect alinement or nearly so,and are drawn along toward the rotating cylinder 25, in this order.

An attendantor attendants, provided with a quantity of corks arepositioned at one or both sides of the delivery chute 42 and as thefilled bottles 43 slide down, a cork 48 is lightly placed in the mouthof each bottle without interrupting its forward movement, and when thesecorks come into contact with the revolving cylinder 25, they are pressedfirmly `down into the necks of the bottles thus securely stopper-ing thesame.

rlihis operation does not impede the travel of the conveyer band 37 toany appreciable extent, and the stoppered bottles continue along tolabeling and Wrapping devices in the same order. Y

While l have illustrated the cylinder '25 as hollow and provided withspokes 49, secured to the shaft 24, it will be readily understood thatthe cylinder may `be a solid roller provided with trunnions fitted intothe bearings in the blocks 21.

The cylinder 25 may be positioned nearer to or farther from the top ofthe table 11 yby turning the hand wheel 34 thereby rotating thehorizontal rod 33, which by means `of the beveled gears 36 and 35 willrotate the screws 29 within the threaded bushings 27 in the blocks 21thereby raising or lowering said blocks and cylinder according to whichway the rod 33 is rotated, and when adjusted to thel desired positionthe blocks and roller bearings will remain stationary during theoperation of the apparatus.

By the employment of my invention in connection with a bottle stopperingapparatus such as shown and described, the filled bottles after leavingthe filling apparatus may be quickly, uniformly and firmly stoppered asthey are passed on to labeling and wrapping devices without interruptionin their travel.

'I claim as my invention:

l. An apparatus of the character described, 'comprising two oppositelyplaced upright frames, a block provided `with a longitudinal slot andcircular opening below the same supported in each frame and slidablevertically therein, a single pressure roller, :a shaft for the saineournaled in said circular openings in the blocks, an interiorly threadedbushing within an opening in lthe top of each block and communicatingwith. the slot therein, a screw passing through each bushing andprovided with a beveled gear fixed to its upper end, a transverse platesecured tothe top -of each frame provided with holes for the passage ofsaid screws, a horizontal rod supported in bearings above said plate,-beveled gearsk secured to said rod meshingA with the gears on saidscrews, and means attached to said rod for rotating the same whereby theroller is elevated or lowered to the desired extent, and held in truehorizontal position with revolublevmotion only while the apparatus isoperated.

` 2. An apparatus of the character described, comprising two oppositelyplaced upright frames, a block provided with a longitudinal slot andcircular opening below the same supported in each frame and slid,y ablevertically therein, a single pressure roller provided with an elasticcovering, a shaft for vsaid roller journaled in said circular openingsinthe blocks, an interiorly threaded bushing within an opening in thetop of each block a-nd communicating with the slot therein, a screwpassing through each bushing 'and providedl with a beveled gea-r linedtoits upper end, a .transverse plate secured to the top of each frameprog vided :with holes for the passage of said screws and having itsends upturned at right angles, a horizontal rod supported in bear` ingsin said upturnedr ends, beveled ygears se-r curedto said rod meshing`with the gears on said screws, and a hand wheel. s-eeured to the end ofsaid rod for rotating the saine, whereby the roller is elevated orlowered to the ldesired extent, and held in true horizontal positionwith revoluble motion only while :the apparatus is operated. c

Signed by lme this 24th day of July, 1916.

GILBERT F. HELSON.

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